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Member benefits include:

  • Education on public lands and waters threats and how to become an informed and effective advocate.
  • Membership in your local Broadband chapter or the support to start a chapter.
  • Access to national events, including Broadwalks and educational webinars.
  • 10% off your first national Broadwalk.
  • A subscription to Broadsides newsletter (3x a year), plus email announcements, updates, and action alerts.

Get a Tee!

Give $100 or more and you’ll a receive limited-edition, collectible t-shirt designed by a member.

This year’s shirt features a design by Broad artist Jess Dudley. Entitled “Ecobalance”, here is what inspired Jess:

“Watching nature’s intricate systems work together in harmony is always something that makes me feel grounded. I’ve spent much of my life exploring our beautiful forests, deserts and coast lines. From where I grew up, in Maine to California, where I reside now. I’m grateful that people of all ages, abilities and income levels have access to public lands and can enjoy their beauty.”

Become a monthly sustaining donor

Sustaining donors are a reassuring constant, creating a fiscal foundation that funds strong and effective programs. Commit to a monthly donation of $10 or more and make giving easier to budget!

Become a Sustaining Donor

Give the gift of membership

Got a friend who’s a Broad at heart? Give a gift membership!

Give a Gift Membership

Your Legacy, Mother Earth's Future

Broads Legacy Circle is a special group of forward-thinking members who have opted to sustain our work to protect wilderness and wildlands through their will or trust.

Bequests

There are several options. You can designate a specific amount, or give a percentage or the remainder of your estate to Great Old Broads.

IRA/Retirement Plans

These assets often carry an income tax burden if paid to a beneficiary, but not if paid to a tax-exempt organization.

Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds

Even if stocks have appreciated greatly, you can claim a charitable deduction for the full market value and reduce your income tax liability.

Join the Broads Legacy Circle simply by letting us know about your commitment to include Great Old Broads for Wilderness in your will, trust, or other estate plans.

Download this form, fill it out, and email to kaye@greatoldbroads.org or mail to:

Great Old Broads for Wilderness
555 Rivergate Lane, B1-110, Durango, CO 81301

For more information, please contact Kaye Berman, Development Director, at 970-385-9577 or kaye@greatoldbroads.org.

Be sure to consult your personal tax and financial advisors about these options.

If you wish for your gift to be used for a specific purpose, we can work with you and/or your attorney to help draft appropriate language.

Information contained herein was accurate at the time of posting. The information on this website is not intended as legal or tax advice. References to tax rates include federal taxes only and are subject to change. State law may further impact your individual results.

Helpful references to standards we adhere to: Donor Bill of Rights and AFP Code of Ethical Principles and Standards

The Wilderness Defense Fund Endowment

Through a generous $100,000 gift, the Pope family established Broads’ first-ever endowment, the Wilderness Defense Fund.

Its purpose is to increase our capacity to initiate legal actions, arbitration, or mediation to protect the integrity of Wilderness.

The Pope family intends to build the endowment to $1 million over ten years, and Broads will draw annual income from these permanently invested funds to defend existing wilderness.

Give to the Endowment

We extend our gratitude to the Pope family for helping us ensure that wilderness areas are protected from “an increasing population, accompanied by expanding settlement and growing mechanization”—exactly as the authors of the Wilderness Act intended.

Clem Pope at work in the wilderness.

“Our father was a forester and mom an avid birdwatcher, so we grew up outside. As a young woman, my sister Ann owned three bush planes, filed a land claim, and built a log cabin in a remote part of Alaska,” shares Art Pope. As for his other siblings, he said, “Lyn worked at an Alaskan fishing lodge and became a permanent Alaskan resident. Gale works in range management for the Forest Service and is active in her local Backcountry Horseman chapter. I founded Northwest Youth Corps, an organization dedicated to getting youth and young adults into the backcountry. Our eldest brother Clem Pope served over 45 years as a wilderness ranger, animal packer, and Wilderness Program Manager in Idaho’s Selway-Bitterroot and Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness areas, and taught us all to appreciate the importance and fragility of Wilderness. Last fall, Clem’s two daughters continued this passion, completing a 12-day cross-country hike across the Frank Church.”

A video created by Art Pope to honor his brother Clem, who authored an essay entitled, “Being a Wilderness Purist.”

Love your wilderness? Learn how to protect it!

Wilderness defense:
Using the power of the law

Give While You Shop or Donate a Vehicle

Donate to Great Old Broads effortlessly, often—and for free! If you want first dibs on deals like JCPenney Coupons, or love saving cash at stores like Lowes and eBay, use Giving Assistant. As much as 30% of your purchase price at 1800+ popular retailers are turned into valuable donations for Broads. Click on the logo to sign up today and find out how your everyday shopping can make a difference for us!

Make a difference every time you shop for the things you need or want. A percentage of what you spend is donated to Great Old Broads (on average 3%). And sometimes, you pay less with coupons and deals! Click on the logo to learn more.

Yes! You can donate any old motorized vehicle (car, boat, truck, tractor, etc.) to Broads, get a tax receipt, and know that you’re helping us continue our work for wild lands.

Vehicles for Charity.org
https://www.vehiclesforcharity.org/Donate/GOB.html
or call 866-628-2277

Questions? Contact us at 970-385-9577.